Kuroda Kiyotaka (黑田 清隆)(16, October 1840 - 23 August 1900) : Jane (Youn-Jeong) Song, Jongkyu Jung
With firm ideas and plans to modernize Japan as one of the leading countries in the world, Kuroda Kiyotaka's lead in major positions in the Meiji government has surely proved him as a leader. Follow his lead! With the help of everyone, Kuroda Kiyotaka can transform cities in Japan to become like the cities of mainland Japan. Think about the land of the future.Support Kuroda Kiyotaka. Important Ideas:
Organizing unemployed ex-samurais and give them new jobs.
Finding the right production for agriculture in Hokkaido.
Expanding the the Japanese Empire, invading Korea.
Making Japan an Imperial power.
Internal colonization
Contributions
served in numerous high ranking positions during the Meiji reign
2nd Prime Minister of Japan: April 1888- October 1889
Vice-director-General of the Hokkaido Development Agency that overlooked Hokkaido.
Chairman of the Privy Council
Minister of Agriculutre and Commerce in the first Ito cabinet
Minister of Communications of the second Ito cabinet
Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army
convinced the Japanese government to abandon Karafuto (Sakhalin Island)
negotiated with the Russians, trading Karafuto for Chishima Islands.
established the Treaty of Kanghwa (1876) with Korea
established the Satsuma - Choshu Alliance
established Sapporo Agriculutral College
commanded at the Battle of Goryokkau of the Boshin War
Sources: Race, Resistance and the Ainu of Japan-Book by Richard Siddle; 1996 "Count Kuroda Kiyotaka." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 02 May. 2011. "Kiyotaka Kuroda." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 2 May 2011.
Expand Japan, Expand with Power
Kuroda Kiyotaka (黑田 清隆)(16, October 1840 - 23 August 1900): Jane (Youn-Jeong) Song, Jongkyu Jung
With firm ideas and plans to modernize Japan as one of the leading countries in the world, Kuroda Kiyotaka's lead in major positions in the Meiji government has surely proved him as a leader. Follow his lead! With the help of everyone, Kuroda Kiyotaka can transform cities in Japan to become like the cities of mainland Japan. Think about the land of the future. Support Kuroda Kiyotaka.
Important Ideas:
Contributions
Sources:
Race, Resistance and the Ainu of Japan-Book by Richard Siddle; 1996
"Count Kuroda Kiyotaka." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 02 May. 2011.
"Kiyotaka Kuroda." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 2 May 2011.